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  • Bag a Bagger?

    Bag a Bagger?

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    Indian Motorcycle’s ultra-limited edition Challenger RR The American firm has revealed that it’s building a super-exclusive version of its Indian Challenger RR, to celebrate winning the 2022 King of the Baggers championship. That’s right. A limited run of 29 race-replica Challenger RRs have been built by the same S&S hands that wrenched Tyler O’Hara’s #29…

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  • New Nightster? We’ve seen the leaks…

    New Nightster? We’ve seen the leaks…

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    Leaked documents confirm that Harley-Davidson is gearing up to release a new Nightster S – and although the details are scarce, we have got our hands on an image of the bike. The big differences from the standard Nightster include the addition of a small pillion seat, new wheels, and a swanky new paint job.…

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  • The Thing…

    The Thing…

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    THE THING’, AS THIS BIKE’S CALLED, WAS BORN OUT OF AN IDEA TO BUILD AN OLD SCHOOL ‘70S CHOPPER. Simon Boden reports… I had the urge to build one, but had to find a donor bike to start the project. After much searching, I came across an ’84 Ironhead Sportster on eBay – it was…

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  • Kathin

    Kathin

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    I built this bike originally around eight years ago for a mate who was recovering from an operation and wanted me to let him pay weekly, and help build the bike as something to help him get stronger. It’s not something I’d do normally, but it felt like the right thing to do, so…

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  • At The Moment…

    At The Moment…

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    As’s been mentioned a few times over the last few months, some bikes’ve taken a while to get photographed for the magazine because of delays imposed by Covid and lockdowns. Some, though, take a while to get photographed ‘cos the owner(s)’re forever pulling the feckin’ things apart and redoing them… Nik This one ’ere, Tony…

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  • No Airs, No Graces

    No Airs, No Graces

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    Every time Shammy saw Dan’s oil-burner Suzuki-engined chops, he wanted one more and more. So he asked Dan to build him one.

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  • Built For the Ride

    Built For the Ride

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    You may remember Jason Mellers’ ultra-skinny ‘Cream Machine’ Sportster from a couple of years ago, which he’s now sold as, like many of the other lads in the Last Week of July collective, he likes to have a new (or radically reworked) bike for each year’s travels.

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  • Global Gathering

    Global Gathering

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    When Glenn Townsend was living in Thailand, he saw a chopper for sale over there (the Thai chopper scene is amazing!) – a hardtailed Honda Bros 400 with a handmade teardrop tank, headlight cowling, mudguards, and side panels.

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  • Ladies Who Ride! Profile: Diane Charlton

    Ladies Who Ride! Profile: Diane Charlton

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    MoreBikes had a chat recently with Diane, who is medically retired, 52 and lives in Rugby. She rides a superb 1450cc fuel-injected Harley-Davidson FatBoy trike. Make sure you read all of this – Diane is an inspiration to us all… How did you get into motorcycling? “I got into motorbikes at the age of 15…

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  • VIDEO: Alex’s custom 1.8 Ford diesel sidecar

    VIDEO: Alex’s custom 1.8 Ford diesel sidecar

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    In this custom bike spotlight, we’re taking a look at an absolutely bonkers Ford 1.8 diesel sidecar outfit.  The custom bike was photographed for Back Street Heroes magazine, and will be featured soon! For more in-depth tests, exclusive interviews and the latest news from the world of motorcycling, keep an eye out on the MoreBikes…

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